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Title: Early one
Post by: Woodside on May 30, 2019, 08:58:42 PM

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-CB500-FOUR-K0-SPORTS-MOTORBIKE-1971-GREEN-US-IMPORT-40K-NO-RESERVE/372680817678

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: JamesH on May 31, 2019, 12:48:51 PM

Replacement engine though will hurt the value significantly...

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: jon stead on May 31, 2019, 01:17:58 PM

Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on May 31, 2019, 12:48:51 PM

Replacement engine though will hurt the value significantly...

Where does it say it’s got a replacement engine?

Title: Early one
Post by: JamesH on May 31, 2019, 02:19:51 PM

Should have an early ‘square case’ crankcase on a bike that early. I’ve had several early 500 K0’s and an engine range variance of 3000+ means it’s 99% likely to have had a replacement engine..

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on May 31, 2019, 02:57:23 PM

Ha!

I thought you'd managed to decipher the engine number on that crappy photo James!

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: jon stead on May 31, 2019, 03:28:05 PM

Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on May 31, 2019, 02:19:51 PM

Should have an early ‘square case’ crankcase on a bike that early. I’ve had several early 500 K0’s and an engine range variance of 3000+ means it’s 99% likely to have had a replacement engine..

Gotcha

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on May 31, 2019, 07:30:04 PM

My “square case” K0 is 2739 (engine) and 3240 (VIN) first registered on 1/4/71.

I wonder when they changed?


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Title: Re: Early one
Post by: heliwilly on May 31, 2019, 08:03:58 PM

Has anyone informed the poster of the K0 on eBay about the engine?? Bill W.

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: Bryanj on May 31, 2019, 08:13:36 PM

Just done it, lets see what happens!

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: Bryanj on May 31, 2019, 08:46:46 PM

Got email message back saying yes it does appear to be a later engine, which we all here knew, but rekons its still good value.

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: Woodside on May 31, 2019, 09:21:02 PM

Strange he didn't mention that in the add..

Title: Re: Early one
Post by: Spitfire on June 01, 2019, 10:18:10 AM

Quote from: Bryanj on May 31, 2019, 08:46:46 PM

Got email message back saying yes it does appear to be a later engine, which we all here knew, but rekons its still good value.

Nice one Bryan

Dennis